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Apple iPhone 3GS
16 GBSamsung Stratosphere
4 GB LTESCH-I405
| Global Score | |
| 52.2 | 56.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x, 3.x | Android 2.3 |
| 2009-06-08 | 2011-10-10 |
| 4.50 x 2.40 x 0.48 inches | 4.96 x 2.54 x 0.55 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 5.80 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 95.00 | $ 80.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 4 inches |
| 320 x 480 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 165 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 7.6 |
| Single-Core 600 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 256 MB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 535 GPU GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.02 | 7.38 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 4 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 3.82 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution | 720 x 480 video resolution |
| 5.61 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA |
| SIM | -- |
| 3.3 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1219mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 300 hours standby time 12 hours talk time | 212 hours standby time 8 hours talk time |
| 2.88 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Stratosphere has a general score of 56.7, which is a little bit better than the iPhone 3GS's score of 52.2. Samsung Stratosphere works with Android 2.3 operating system, and iPhone 3GS comes with iOS 6.1 operating system. Although Samsung Stratosphere is newer than the iPhone 3GS, it's heavier and somewhat thicker.
The Samsung Stratosphere has a much better looking display than Apple iPhone 3GS, because it has a bit larger screen, a lot better 800 x 480 resolution and a higher pixel count per inch of screen. The Samsung Stratosphere has a little faster CPU than Apple iPhone 3GS, and although they both have 1 CPU cores, the Samsung Stratosphere also has 256 MB more RAM memory.
Apple iPhone 3GS counts with a greater storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Stratosphere, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal memory. Samsung Stratosphere counts with a bit better camera than Apple iPhone 3GS, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Samsung Stratosphere also has a back-facing camera with much more mega-pixels.
The Samsung Stratosphere counts with a very superior battery life than iPhone 3GS, because it has 1800mAh of battery capacity instead of 1219mAh.
Samsung Stratosphere is not only the best devices in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other devices, which makes it very easy to pick between these devices.
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